Daniel Pomp has over 30 years of experience in the genetics and genomics space as applied to biomedical and agricultural sciences.  He is currently a Professor in the Department of Genetics (School of Medicine) and Nutrition (School of Public Health) at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill.  In his academic career, Daniel published over 150 papers and many review articles and book chapters.  Most recently, his group was the first to demonstrate that host DNA can control composition of the mammalian gut microbiome.

In 1998, Daniel co-founded GeneSeek, a privately held, global biotechnology company dedicated to providing high quality DNA testing to agribusiness and veterinary medicine.  After helping to grow GeneSeek into one of the world’s leading animal genotyping companies, Daniel sold the business to the Neogen Corporation.

Pomp holds a B.S.Agr. Degree in Animal Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, an M.S. degree in Quantitative Genetics from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, a Ph.D. in Animal Genetics and Biotechnology from North Carolina State University and conducted Postdoctoral research in Molecular Genetics at the University of California – Davis.

Pomp is active with the Center for Entrepreneurial Development in North Carolina, and serves on the Board of the Refugee Community Partnership in Chapel Hill.